PluralizationService Class

.NET Framework (current version)

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Provides methods for constructing plural and singular forms of words.

Namespace: System.Data.Entity.Design.PluralizationServices
Assembly: System.Data.Entity.Design (in System.Data.Entity.Design.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Data.Entity.Design.PluralizationServices.PluralizationService

Syntax

C++

public abstract class PluralizationService

Constructors

	Name	Description
	PluralizationService()	Initializes a new instance of the PluralizationService class.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Culture	Gets or sets the PluralizationService culture.

Methods

	Name	Description
	CreateService(CultureInfo)	Creates a PluralizationService that applies language rules that correspond to the specified CultureInfo.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	IsPlural(String)	Determines whether the specified word is plural.
	IsSingular(String)	Determines whether the specified word is singular.
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Pluralize(String)	Returns the plural form of the specified word
	Singularize(String)	Returns the singular form of the specified word.
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

The PluralizationService class applies English rules for constructing plural and singular forms of words. To extend the service to other languages, use the T:System.Data.Entity.Design.EntityModelSchemaGenerator.PluralizationService on the EntityModelSchemaGenerator class.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 4.0

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.